A judge has ruled a book written by a Herald journalist about Kim Dotcom is not "news activity" - so it doesn't get special legal protections.

The "state of constant distraction" created by the internet, email and instant messaging is killing the traditional literary novel, a leading British author has claimed.

While New Zealand fans were still recovering from the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

becoming an octogenarian has only ramped up Jane Goodall’s globe-trekking schedule, because there’s far too much to be done to pause for a breather.

Ned Beauman’s new novel, Glow, is being touted as an international conspiracy thriller for a new generation, writes Stephen Jewell.

Most of what you need to know about Stephen King you could learn from his sex scenes.

British writer Nicola Barker retreats into a self-indulgent solitude when she is working, she tells James Kidd.

Eric Hill, the children’s author behind the Spot the Dog series, has died at the age of 86 in his California home.

In the latest clash between Amazon (the monopolist) and publishers Hachette (the cartel), neither side comes with clean hands or pure heart.

Leslie "String" Garner's new occupation couldn't get much further from the battlefields of Vietnam and Borneo.

Sloth, torpor, idleness. Forget the negative connotations, for it turns out they might actuallybe good for us. Kate Bussmann managed to put down her iPad and allowed her mind to wander for the purposes of research.

This latest novel by the prolific Richard Powers may be summarised very briefly.

Q&A with Sophia Amoruso, the CEO of online fashion site Nasty Gal and author of the new book #GIRLBOSS.

Amazon.com defended its tough tactics in a contract dispute with the Hachette Book Group as some critics called for boycotts of the giant online retailer.

Amazon customers are able to easily buy prescription-only medicines through the website.

If anyone epitomised the Anzac Spirit at the Australia and New Zealand Literary Festival in London last weekend, it was Clive James.

Growing up on navy bases, Laini Taylor always wanted to write. She tells David Larsen about the blue-haired girl with an unusual collection who helped her realise her ambition.

Una has lung cancer, and just days to live. "I have friends and family ... I have money.

On the 70th anniversary of D-Day a book seeks to win recognition for young flyers who bravely took the fight to the enemy

Some people never write a book. Now Grumpy Cat has written two.

As storms of outrage go, it was mild. It barely caused a ripple.

Amazon and Hachette Book Group are widely believed to be bickering over e-book pricing and whether Amazon can get bigger discounts for Hachette books.